He still has surgical screws inside his foot, which he is careful to keep tucked atop his healthy left foot as he leans against a wall answering questions at the Dolphins facility.

And while he was held out of team drills during the May 19 practice that was open to the media, he did manage to participate in some skeleton drills, flaring out for passes in the flat, even taking a direct snap.

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Why, there was even a report Brown had dusted Ricky Williams by 20 yards in a post-practice sprint. OK, so the report came from Williams, one of Brown's closest friends on the team, but it still piqued the imagination.

Was it true?

"A little bit," Brown says, laughing. "But I don't know if [Williams] was running for real. We were in a workout. He might have been a little tired."

Why, there was even a report Brown had dusted Ricky Williams by 20 yards in a post-practice sprint. OK, so the report came from Williams, one of Brown's closest friends on the team, but it still piqued the imagination.

Was it true?

"A little bit," Brown says, laughing. "But I don't know if [Williams] was running for real. We were in a workout. He might have been a little tired."